What is a good Flesch Reading Ease score?

60–70 is Plain English — suitable for most general audiences. 70–80 is Easy — suitable for teenagers and above. Below 50 is Difficult — suitable only for professional or academic audiences. For most web content targeting general consumers, aim for a score above 60.

Does readability affect SEO?

Yes. Google's NLP algorithms assess content quality including sentence complexity and clarity. More importantly, readable content keeps users on page longer, reduces bounce rate and increases the probability of AI engines citing your content — since AI systems prefer clear, structured, unambiguous language.

How do I improve readability?

Use shorter sentences (under 20 words). Replace passive voice with active voice. Use common words instead of jargon. Break long paragraphs into shorter ones. Use bullet points for lists. Add subheadings every 200–300 words. The Readability Checker highlights specific sentences to rewrite.

📋 Example Report — Demo Data

Readability Checker Example Report

This example shows what the AIPageSEO Readability Checker produces for a B2B software blog post. The report includes Flesch Reading Ease score, FK grade level, passive voice percentage, reading time and specific long sentences flagged for rewriting.

Readability Analysis b2b-blog.example.com/article · 1,847 words

Flesch Score

Fairly Difficult

12.4

FK Grade

College level

1,847

Words

Good depth

Sentences

Avg 19.6 words

18%

Passive Voice

Too high — aim <10%

8 min

Reading Time

At 230 wpm

Score	Difficulty	Grade	Verdict
0–30	Very Difficult	University	❌ Too hard for web
30–50	Difficult	College	⚠ Academic only
50–60 ← You	Fairly Difficult	10th–12th grade	⚠ OK for B2B — improve
60–70	Standard	8th–9th grade	✅ Ideal for web
70–80	Fairly Easy	7th grade	✅ Great for blogs
80–100	Easy	5th–6th grade	✅ Broad audiences

Long Sentences Flagged (25+ words) — 7 found

These sentences are dragging your Flesch score down. Rewrite each one as 2–3 shorter sentences.

38 words

"The integration of enterprise resource planning systems with existing legacy infrastructure presents a significant challenge for organisations that have historically relied upon disparate data sources and siloed departmental workflows that were never designed to communicate with one another."

32 words

"Whilst it is generally accepted within the industry that cloud migration provides significant long-term cost benefits, the short-term disruption to existing operational processes can be substantial and should not be underestimated."

27 words

"Data governance frameworks, when properly implemented across all business units, have been shown to reduce compliance risk by approximately 40% over a three-year measurement period."

+ 4 more long sentences detected — run the live checker to see all flagged sentences with line numbers.

Improvement Suggestions

Target Flesch 60–70 for your audience

Simplify vocabulary — replace "utilise" with "use", "endeavour" with "try", "subsequent" with "next". Each long word costs Flesch points.

Break long sentences at conjunctions

Wherever you see "and", "but", "however", "whilst" or "which" in a long sentence — split it there. Aim for 15–20 words per sentence maximum.

Reduce passive voice below 10%

Currently 18% passive voice. Rewrite "the report was created by the team" as "the team created the report." Active voice is stronger, clearer and scores better.

Reading level is good for B2B but could be lower

FK Grade 12.4 is college level. For a B2B SaaS blog, aim for Grade 10–11. This keeps content professional while improving comprehension and dwell time.

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